Customizing SMF > Modifications and Packages
Automatic Newsletter for SMF2
igirisjin:
Like the preview ... and the layout.
I wasn't sure if it sent full details. Some boards have members only stuff but guest access is blocked by a mod - not permissions.
Wit just links that private data is protected. At least they see the topic titles.
Admin still cant see a subscriber list? You want it that way?
Might be cases where you want to delete junk or malformed addresses, bounced mail etc.
But I like it so far.
Maybe a screenshot on the mod download page of the preview would be a good idea so people can see straight away what the output is like.
[Preview Newsletter]
3 people are subscribed
[Delete a recipient from the mailing list.]
Seems odd ... there is a box to enter email to unsubscribe but I cant see anywhere the subscribed emails. Doesnt show the guest email I subscribed. And doesn't show Admins email when it is subscribed. Not sure how to unsubscribe someone if I cant see the emails.
And it doesnt show a user email that is subscribed.
HoverClub:
--- Quote ---Not sure how to unsubscribe someone if I cant see the emails.
And it doesnt show a user email that is subscribed.
--- End quote ---
The only reason for unsubscribing someone is if their email address bounces - the admin is notified of returned emails so will have the email address. The mod only stores email addresses (as it has to work for guests) - no user info is saved that would allow you to connect it to a registered user.
igirisjin:
Uhmm, ok.
It doesnt allow for any kind of pruning - a lot of subscription lists will get overloaded eventually. People tend not to unsubscribe but filter it as junk... or often Ive had people complain and ask to remove them rather than they do it.
Doesn't hurt to trim old subscriptions now and again. Or it would mean uninstalling, delete all mod data and start over, with all recent subscriptions lost.
Updated:
--- Quote ---I don't know how you would decide who to unsubscribe (apart from bouncing emails) when you don't know whether they still want the newsletter? If you just randomly delete subscribers then you may as well just clear all the data as you say. If the subscriber list gets very large then it's a sign that the newsletter is doing it's job - maybe it would be better to look at why those people aren't visiting or participating?
--- End quote ---
Newsletter list do get large and old subscribers not interested often do not unsubscribe. One list I know (similar site) just deletes addresses over 1 year old and if they want it they come back and register again. His server cant deal with emailing out thousands of messages every week when perhaps only 500 recent ones are truly interested.
HoverClub:
I don't know how you would decide who to unsubscribe (apart from bouncing emails) when you don't know whether they still want the newsletter? If you just randomly delete subscribers then you may as well just clear all the data as you say. If the subscriber list gets very large then it's a sign that the newsletter is doing it's job - maybe it would be better to look at why those people aren't visiting or participating?
timned88:
I installed this and when I hit preview, I got the following error:
--- Quote ---Content Encoding Error
The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.
Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.
--- End quote ---
Any ideas what happened?
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version